Jim Stephens first spotted Darold Slack on June 16, 2008,
standing in the crowd at the Portland Pride Parade.

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Van Jones says he isn’t bitter that he’s no longer President Obama’s environmental adviser and green-jobs guru. Jones, who will be speaking in Portland on Jan. 25, has certainly mov ...]]>Creative Tension - Portland's “New Frontier” of art has a bumpy start.http://www.wweek.com/portland/article-16378-creative_tension_portlands_ldnew_frontierrd_of_art_has_a_bumpy_start.html
Down On The Corner - Buskers and the city revisit a 15-year-old deal.http://www.wweek.com/portland/article-16964-down_on_the_corner_buskers_and_the_city_revisit_a_15_year_old_deal.html
Fifteen years ago, then-Mayor Vera Katz, police, business
associations and musicians signed an agreement that dictates when, where
and how bucket drummers, fiddlers and human statues ]]>Aches And Games - Local NFL Retirees fight league for disability benefits.http://www.wweek.com/portland/article-16892-aches_and_games_local_nfl_retirees_fight_league_for_disability_benefits.html
This Sunday, the Pittsburgh Steelers and Green Bay Packers
kick off Super Bowl XLV with superhuman feats probably from players
like 28-year-old Steelers quarterback Ben Roethlisberger and 24-year-ol]]>Secession Digression - 150 years after the Civil War: An independent Oregon?http://www.wweek.com/portland/article-16424-secession_digression_150_years_after_the_civil_war_an_independent_oregon.html
Drink 2011: The Slammer - http://www.wweek.com/portland/article-16830-drink_2011_the_slammer_.html
Walk into the Slammer and be transported back into a reassuring hybrid
of your uncle’s basement den and freshman-year college parties.]]>Cheap Eats 2011: Noho's Hawaiian Cafe - http://www.wweek.com/portland/article-17128-cheap_eats_2011_nohos_hawaiian_cafe_.html
Cheap Eats 2011: Tuk Tuk Thai - http://www.wweek.com/portland/article-17177-cheap_eats_2011_tuk_tuk_thai_.html
Drink 2011: Dots - http://www.wweek.com/portland/article-16738-drink_2011_dots_.html
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A step up from My Father’s Place next door, Slow Bar is perfect for
late nights when you’re still riding out that post-concert high but
hankering for something more glamorous than a dive bar.]]>Cheap Eats 2011: Black Sheep Bakery - http://www.wweek.com/portland/article-17041-cheap_eats_2011_black_sheep_bakery_.html